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Minnesota Gophers 2022-23

ManBehindTheCurtain said:
They showed an overhead replay on the video board a couple of minutes later and the puck was actually SEVERAL inches wide of the post. I am not saying that she made a good play, I am only saying that it wasn't quite as bad as it looked from the penalty bench side of the rink. But I agree, in live action from where I was sitting that was a horrifying moment.
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I should emphasize that, overall, I like this approach. But when it goes bad, it's terrifying.
 
Still Eeyore said:
It also helped that Gabbie Hughes waited until Heise was past her to start playing defense.
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I think she thought that the other forward was going to stick with Heise. They owed us one. The Gopher forwards kept losing the UMD points. It was probably Vetter's biggest stop of the night in the 2nd period when the D walked in on the back door and the Gophers were asleep.
 
I had some chocolate covered pecans (pee-cans as they say where I am right now in Louisiana), I also had mixed nuts and finished up with some cashews because...Apparently I'm nuts as are the Tunneler's braintrust. If my eyes didn't deceive me I saw #12 playing on a line with #9 and #3. I thought it was stated by the so called expert that "you'd have to be "NUTS" to break up #9, #22, and #3...

5-3 win for 5 points on the weekend. Still stuff to work on (like the penalty kill) but overall nice results.
 
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Prior to the 2022 Olympics, when #9 played with #12, I thought that the former became too preoccupied with getting the puck to the latter. Today, IMO, she was more effective because she had no problem sending it to #3 instead.

The line changes were a mixed bag for me. Obviously, it produced more goals, but it seemed like #12 wasn't sure where she was supposed to be to fit in with the other two. Don't know who will click best with Murphy going forward. I like the third line as is. The fourth line started out playing four people in some sort of rotation, but it looked like Kaiser may have been injured in the third.

In net, Vetter continues to draw gasps on long, bouncing shots, but she handles breakaways and two on ones quite well.

I'm trying to think of the last time we've had a D like #7. Very quick and fluid, and usually makes the right play.

The best part -- it looks like the team is improving overall.
 
I did not have a sense that anything was broken but I do understand the motivation to fix something.

Even considering as well as they have played to this point I have felt that Zumwinkle and Murphy are each and both capable of more. And that splitting them up and trying different combinations was something that was inevitably going to come at some point in the season.

For a game on November 5th (which they won), I am not very agitated about the line change.

Meanwhile on the 4th line I was happy to see Emma Conner get more time tonight than in recent games. That 10 through 13 forward thing is a struggle. AWethington, Norcross, Conner, Kaiser: they are all deserving, they all acquit themselves well when they are out there. They all play in a way that makes me want to see them play more.

5 points out of 6 against one of the best UMD teams we have seen since the sequined jacket era is a good result. What's next?
 
One thing that I've been wondering about the D: Nicholson played in the exhibitions, but has yet to dress for a game. With 3 D playing their final season, has the decision been made to redshirt Maggie? If not, it seems odd to always dress 13 forwards instead of a 7th D who has played fairly regularly the previous two years.

As for what is next ... first the improving Huskies on a quick turnaround, followed by the red menace after a little down time.
 
FiveHoleFrenzy said:
Wondering if the Tunneler's are going to show up tonight. So far not as they are down 2-0 after 1 period tonight.
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3-1 after two periods. Unfortunate scheduling but looks like a cool game
to play in. Interesting to hear the p x p guys refer to a too individualistic power play. Some of that might be the players starting to hit the panic button but it aligns generally with what gopher fans observe here periodically as well.

What a snipe by Heise.
 
Lindsay said:
3-1 after two periods. Unfortunate scheduling but looks like a cool game
to play in. Interesting to hear the p x p guys refer to a too individualistic power play. Some of that might be the players starting to hit the panic button but it aligns generally with what gopher fans observe here periodically as well

What a snipe by Heise.
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Heise messed up the 2-0 break by passing so not all selfish individual play but as you say it is there. Goalie for SCSU has been good.
 
This game shows the blueprint for how to beat the Tunnelers...

Disrupt them in the neutral zone and play an opportunistic physical game and hope the Tunneler goaltender is off. SCSu did that to nearly perfection

Oh yeah, and have your goaltender play lights out.
 
ARM said:
One thing that I've been wondering about the D: Nicholson played in the exhibitions, but has yet to dress for a game. With 3 D playing their final season, has the decision been made to redshirt Maggie? If not, it seems odd to always dress 13 forwards instead of a 7th D who has played fairly regularly the previous two years.

As for what is next ... first the improving Huskies on a quick turnaround, followed by the red menace after a little down time.
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Not only Nicholson but I don't recall seeing #6 in the lineup last night. Does anyone know if she is injured?

And are there more injuries like #8 and #17?
 
D2D said:
Gophers head to Wisconsin with chip on their shoulders

“It’s going to be won in the defensive zone, and in the battles in the neutral zone, as well,” Heise said. “We’ve been working on a lot of that in practice. I’m excited to see our offensive strides kick in, but our defensive portion of the game is going to be where it’s won.”

https://www.therinklive.com/womens-...ead-to-wisconsin-with-chip-on-their-shoulders
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This website has an excellent collection of photos from the games they cover. Thanks for posting this.
 
Did they say on the broadcast why the goal was overturned after Frostys challenge (but not after the first review)? They didn't make any announcement beyond no goal in the arena.

I thought for a coaches challenge you needed offsides or some kind of rules violation, but then they had the face off in the Gopher defensive zone.
 
Former badger player doing commentary said first review for net off the post, goal allowed. Frost then requested review for goaltender interference, goal disallowed.

I think Vetter had her glove down on top of the puck in the painted area when the badger forwarded crashed into her.

I am surprised there was not more badger objection to the Zumwinkle barely over the line if at all go ahead goal.
 
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